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Endoxifen Clinical Update
February 1, 2018
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Forward-looking Statements
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Additional Data Announced Today
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Atossa Oral Endoxifen May Solve the “Tamoxifen Delay”
Endoxifen Source Time to Steady State
Oral Tamoxifen (daily) Approx. 50 to 200 days(1)
Atossa Oral Endoxifen (daily) 7 days
(1) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3357105/
Additional Data Announced Today
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Oral Endoxifen may solve the “Tamoxifen Delay”
• Low Endoxifen levels in breast cancer patients who take oral tamoxifen correlate with an increased risk of developing new tumors or recurrence
• Steady-state of Endoxifen in the serum as a metabolite from daily oral tamoxifen occurs approx. 50 to 200 days from the initiation of dosing (depending on the metabolism capabilities of the patient’s liver)
• Steady-state of Endoxifen in the serum derived from Atossa’s oral Endoxifen occurs in seven days
Atossa Oral Endoxifen may provide Endoxifen levels weeks or months earlier than Tamoxifen
Discussion Topics
• Atossa Genetics Overview
• Endoxifen Clinical Update
• Upcoming Milestones
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Atossa Genetics Overview
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About Atossa (NASDAQ: ATOS)
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-Clinical-stage company -Novel pharmaceuticals -Novel drug delivery methods -Breast cancer & other breast conditions
Corporate Update
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Recent capitalization improvements:
• Cash at Sept. 30, 2017: $2.8M• Capital raise Dec. 20, 2017: $1.4M• Capital raise Oct. 30, 2017: $5.5M• Warrants from Apr. 2017 financing: all exercised
Our Drug and Delivery Programs
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Drug Programs Using our Proprietary Endoxifen:
• Topical Endoxifen - For mammographic breast density (MBD) reduction
• Oral Endoxifen - For “tamoxifen-refractory” patients
Our Drug and Delivery Programs, Cont.
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Two Programs Using Proprietary Microcatheter Technology:
• Microcatheters for Transpapillary CAR-T Delivery: (TRAP CAR-T) – In R&D phase with goals of reducing toxicity, improving efficacy and the potential of T-cells migrating along the lymphatic pathway
• Intraductal Microcatheters for Drug Delivery:Enrollment underway in Phase 2 study for delivery of fulvestrant for treatment of ductal carcinoma in-situ (DCIS) and breast cancer
The Unmet Need
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IntraductalMicrocatheters
ATOS microcatheter technology may:• Increase drug to tumor
ratio• Improve efficacy• Reduce toxicity• CAR-T cells may follow
lymphatic migration of cancer
Topical Endoxifen for MBD
• No FDA approved treatment
• 10 million women(1)
Oral Endoxifen for Refractory
• Up to 500,000 tamoxifen patients under-treated (too-little Endoxifen)(2, 3)
(1) National Cancer Inst.: Prevalence of Mammographically Dense Breasts in the United States (Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4200066/)(2) Breast Care (Basel): Clinical Relevance of CYP2D6 Genetics for Tamoxifen Response in Breast Cancer (Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2931018/)(3) Cancer.net: Hormonal Therapy for Early-Stage Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer (Retrieved from: https://www.cancer.net/research-and-advocacy/asco-care-and-
treatment-recommendations-patients/hormonal-therapy-early-stage-hormone-receptor-positive-breast-cancer)
Suspicious Lump
Biopsy
Surgery andRadiation/
Chemotherapy
Diagnosis
Breast Cancer Timeline
Tamoxifen(5 years)
Intraductal:- Fulvestrant- TRAP CAR-T
Oral Endoxifen
NeoadjuvantPhase
AdjuvantPhase
PreventionWindow
TopicalEndoxifen
High Densityvia
Mammography
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Oral Endoxifen
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Altered availability of active tamoxifen metabolites regulated by drug-metabolizing enzymes such as
CYP2D6 can cause tamoxifen resistance
Endoxifen is the primary metabolite responsible for the overall effectiveness of tamoxifen
Compound PlasmaLevel (nM)
IC50 Estrogen Receptor
Effect (nM)PL/IC50
Endoxifen 29.1 3 9.7 (97%)
4-OH-Tamoxifen
5.8 7 0.8 (8%)
3-OH-Tamoxifen
0.7 94 <0.01 (0.1%)
Tamoxifen has many metabolites; however, only three have an estrogen-receptor inhibitory effect; a potential limitation for tamoxifen efficacy
1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3794521/figure/F003/ 2. Murdter et al, Clin Pharmacol Therap. 2010 3. https://www.pharmgkb.org/literature/14913056
Tamoxifen Metabolites
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Endoxifen - Overview
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• Most active metabolite of tamoxifen• Tamoxifen has been widely studied• Tamoxifen is a pro-drug• Up to 50% of patients can’t make enough
Endoxifen(1)
Tamoxifen Endoxifen
(1) Breast Care (Basel): Clinical Relevance of CYP2D6 Genetics for Tamoxifen Response in Breast Cancer (Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2931018/)
Endoxifen
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Low Endoxifen correlates with increased risk of breast cancer
• 1. J Natl Cancer Inst 2011;103:744–752 2. Cuzick J, et al. J Natl Cancer Inst 2004 3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3081375/
• Low levels of circulating Endoxifen during tamoxifen adjuvant therapy correlate to an increased risk of recurrent or new breast cancers
• Identified as an independent risk factor • Known and unknown causes for low endoxifen
levels during tamoxifen therapy• Most active tamoxifen metabolite• It may save more lives
Why Endoxifen?
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• Tamoxifen Treatment Delay– 100% of patients get no treatment effect when just
starting tamoxifen
• Tamoxifen Refractory Patients–Up to 50% of patients fail to achieve therapeutic
endoxifen blood levels ever• Approximately 30 nM is therapeutic threshold
–Only option is aromatase inhibitors• Significant adverse drug effects
Emerging Unmet Medical Need
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Large Market Opportunities
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Intraductal Fulvestrant: $800M U.S. marketin DCIS pre-surgery and replacement to surgery (Defined Health 1/17)
TRAP CAR-T: TBD U.S. MarketTriple neg. – 37k patients/yr.; can’t use hormone therapy
The Need: Breast Cancer Statistics• 250,000+ cancers and 60,000 DCIS in U.S. in 2017• 40,000+ deaths in U.S. in 2017• 15% of BC are triple negative; 3x deadlier in 5 years
Endoxifen: $1B U.S market For treatment and chemoprevention of breast cancer (Defined Health 1/17)
Phase 1 Study
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All study objectives successfully achieved– Safety: There were no clinically significant safety
signals and no clinically significant or serious adverse events in participants receiving oral Endoxifen.
– Tolerability: Oral Endoxifen was well tolerated at each dose level throughout the study.
– Pharmacokinetics: Oral Endoxifen yielded blood levels that met or exceeded the published therapeutic levels in the adjuvant setting in breast cancer patients
Final Study Conclusions
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Final Study Conclusion (cont.)
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Atossa Oral Endoxifen May Solve the “Tamoxifen Delay”
Endoxifen Source Time to Steady State
Oral Tamoxifen (daily) Approx. 50 to 200 days(1)
Atossa Oral Endoxifen (daily) 7 days
(1) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3357105/
Additional Data Announced Today
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Atossa Oral Endoxifen may solve the “Tamoxifen Delay”
• Low Endoxifen levels in breast cancer patients who take oral tamoxifen correlate with an increased risk of developing new tumors or recurrence
• Steady-state of Endoxifen in the serum as a metabolite from daily oral tamoxifen occurs approx. 50 to 200 days from the initiation of dosing (depending on the metabolism capabilities of the patient’s liver)
• Steady-state of Endoxifen in the serum derived from Atossa’soral Endoxifen occurs in seven days
Atossa Oral Endoxifen may provide Endoxifen levels weeks or months earlier than Tamoxifen
Pharmacokinetics Summary
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Oral Endoxifen yielded blood levels that met or exceeded the published therapeutic levels in the adjuvant setting in breast cancer patients.
Both the extent and the rate of endoxifen delivery to the systemic circulation is therapeutically attractive
Single Dose Pharmacokinetics
Time, hours
Pharmacokinetics Summary – Oral Study
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PotentialTherapeutic
Level
Time to maximum Endoxifen level is less than 8 hours
Oral Tamoxifen Yields Much Slower Blood Levels of Endoxifen
50 to >200 days to reach endoxifen steady-state levels
Reference: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3357105/
The difference is metabolizer status
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Oral Tamoxifen Pharmacokinetics
Why Are Rapid Blood Levels Important?
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Oral Endoxifen Pharmacokinetics
Endoxifen/Tamoxifen – Treatment Timeline
29 Days +29 Days
This is 25th percentile on breast cancer growth rate in women 50-59, as measured by mammography(1)
(1) https://breast-cancer-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/bcr2092
Oral Endoxifen Oral Tamoxifen
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TRAP CAR-T - Seeking partners
Topical Endoxifen: Phase 2 study of MBD to open in Q1 ‘18 with Karolinska
Institute Investigator in Stockholm
Oral Endoxifen: Phase 2 study for patients refractory to Tamoxifen is
planned to open in Q1 ‘18
Upcoming Milestones
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Seasoned Management
Steven Quay, MD, PhD
Chairman, CEO and President
Kyle Guse, CPA, ESQ, MBACFO and General Counsel
Janet Rose Rea, MSPH, RAC
Sr. VP Regulatory,Quality and
Clinical Affairs
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